GRE Word List
IMMOBILITY
not moving : motionless
The meaning of the word immobility is not moving : motionless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| facade | the front of a building |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |