GRE Word List
SLEW
a large number
The meaning of the word slew is a large number.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |