TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-Oct-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 08-Oct-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists slaked [ sleyk ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to quench or satiate a desire or craving 2. (tr.v.) to rejuvenate or invigorate 3. (tr.v.) to disintegrate lime by hydrating it 4. (tr.v.) to curb or diminish 5. (intr.v.) to cause lime to undergo slaking by hydration 6. (intr.v.) to abate or curb USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He slaked his thirst by drinking an entire bottle of cold water. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : This unstable material is then "slaked" in a water bath (a violent chemical reaction during which the rock turns to lime putty). Telegraph, Property in Hampshire: Old Ship happy to live off the la...