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.

Random words

WordMeaning
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
gibeto utter taunting words
brochurepamphlet
slakesubside
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
impuissanceweakness
poreto gaze intently