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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |