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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
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| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
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| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |