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 |
|---|---|
| peerless | matchless |
| skimp | skimpy |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| brazen | made of brass |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |