GRE Word List

SLEW

a large number

The meaning of the word slew is a large number.

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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
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
wiltloose freshness; droop
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
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feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof