GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| eventual | contingent |
| influx | a coming in |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |