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.

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WordMeaning
arcadea long arched building or gallery
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
colloquyconversation
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view