GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |