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 |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |