GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| antecedents | a 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") |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |