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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| succor | relief |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |