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

WordMeaning
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
wontaccustomed
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
penetrateto pass into or through
viandan item of food
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity