GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |