GRE Word List
IMMOBILITY
not moving : motionless
The meaning of the word immobility is not moving : motionless.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |