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SLEW

a large number

The meaning of the word slew is a large number.

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translucentpermitting the passage of light:
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
spoofdeceive
precipitantprecipitate
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
requiema mass for the dead
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid