GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
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| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |