GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |