GRE Word List

SLAUGHTER

the act of killing

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

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WordMeaning
sequesterto set apart : segregate
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point