GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| venom | a 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 |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |