GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| schism | division |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |