GRE Word List

SLAUGHTER

the act of killing

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

Random words

WordMeaning
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
grillto broil on a grill
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described