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SLEW

a large number

The meaning of the word slew is a large number.

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self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
havenharbor
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
smudgeto make a smudge on
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium