GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
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| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| resign | relegate |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |