GRE Word List
SLACKEN
to make less active : slow up
The meaning of the word slacken is to make less active : slow up.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |