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 |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| paradigm | example |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
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| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |