GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| conifer | any 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 |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |