GRE Word List

DORMANT

represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws

The meaning of the word dormant is represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws.

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penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
myriadten thousand
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
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scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe