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 |
|---|---|
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| imprecation | curse |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |