GRE Word List
SLUR
an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
The meaning of the word slur is an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| microcosm | a little world |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |