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 |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| politic | political |
| spoof | deceive |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |