GRE Word List

SLEW

a large number

The meaning of the word slew is a large number.

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WordMeaning
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
sluggarda habitually lazy person
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
blanchto take the color out of
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch