Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Word of the Week Wednesday: Slake


Slake: Verb

Pronunciation: \SLAYK\

Definitions:
1. To satisfy; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.

2.To cause to lessen; to make less active or intense; to moderate; as, slaking his anger.

Sample sentence: The rain striking campus today will hopefully slake the ground's thirst.

Ever been so thirsty you couldn't gulp that water/soda/Red Bull fast enough? There's nothing so satisfying as slaking your demanding thirst.

(That word just sounds smart!)

Definition from Dictionary.com.

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