GRE Word List
SLAKE
subside
The meaning of the word slake is subside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trample | tramp |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |