GRE Word List

SLAKE

subside

The meaning of the word slake is subside.

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etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
compilationthe act or process of compiling
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
bolstera long pillow or cushion