GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| diva | prima donna |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |