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 |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| amity | friendship |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |