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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WordMeaning
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
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loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
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ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid