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 |
|---|---|
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |