GRE Word List

LAX

loose

The meaning of the word lax is loose.

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rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
uprightperpendicular
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takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty