GRE Word List

INERT

lacking the power to move

The meaning of the word inert is lacking the power to move.

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gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
gapeto open the mouth wide
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion