GRE Word List
SLACKEN
to make less active : slow up
The meaning of the word slacken is to make less active : slow up.
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advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
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navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
demur | to take exception : object |
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creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
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