GRE Word List
INERT
lacking the power to move
The meaning of the word inert is lacking the power to move.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |