GRE Word List
DORMANT
sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent
The meaning of the word dormant is sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| husbandry | frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman |
| disheveled | untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel |
| longevity | long life; long duration |
| humdrum | dull; monotonous |
| bizarre | fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional |
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
| scholarly | full of learning; erudite; like a scholar; Ex. scholarly journal |
| veto | vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto |
| surmise | guess; N. |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |