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   slake

   /sleɪk/

   verb

   • 1. quench or satisfy (one's thirst): "slake your thirst with citron pressé"
   • ▪ satisfy (desires): "restaurants worked to slake the Italian obsession with food"
   • 2. combine (quicklime) with water to produce calcium hydroxide: "slake the lime within a day or two of purchase"

   Word Origin Old Englishslacian ‘become less eager’, also ‘slacken’, from the adjective slæc ‘slack’; compare with Dutch slaken ‘diminish, relax’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jeff_FlakeJeff Flake - Wikipedia

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   22 hours ago · Jeff Flake. Jeffry Lane "Jeff" Flake[1] (born December 31, 1962) is an American politician and diplomat who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and in the United States Senate from 2013 to 2019, representing Arizona. A member of the Republican Party, Flake later served as the United States ambassador to Turkey ...