GRE Word List

SLAUGHTER

the act of killing

The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.

Random words

WordMeaning
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
concatenatelinked together
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
frivolousof little weight or importance
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland