GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |