GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| fauna | animal life |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |