GRE Word List

SLACK

not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent

The meaning of the word slack is not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent.

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WordMeaning
upshotthe final result : outcome
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
myriadten thousand
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
aviarya place for keeping birds confined