GRE Word List

SLAKE

subside

The meaning of the word slake is subside.

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exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
gerontocracyrule by elders
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
egregiousconspicuous