GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |