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 |
|---|---|
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| spare | not being used |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |