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 |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| overt | open to view : manifest |