GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |