GRE Word List

SLAKE

subside

The meaning of the word slake is subside.

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WordMeaning
aptitudeinclination
dauntlessincapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
occidentwest
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as