GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |