GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |