GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
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|---|---|
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
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| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| brazen | made of brass |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |