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

WordMeaning
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
intersticea space that intervenes between things
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
ancillarysubordinate
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action