GRE Word List

SLAKE

subside

The meaning of the word slake is subside.

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WordMeaning
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
galea strong current of air:
poisebalance
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change