GRE Word List
SLEW
a large number
The meaning of the word slew is a large number.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| bauble | trinket |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |