GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |