GRE Word List

SLAKE

subside

The meaning of the word slake is subside.

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WordMeaning
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit