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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| fete | festival |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |