GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
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|---|---|
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
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| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |