GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| aria | air |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |