GRE Word List

SLAKE

subside

The meaning of the word slake is subside.

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multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
countenancelook
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
fraileasily led into evil
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish