GRE Word List
INERT
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state
The meaning of the word inert is inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garbled | mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
| impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
| jaunty | cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat |
| stun | make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound |
| doldrums | blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums |
| smear | spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing |
| wade | walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement |
| addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
| potpourri | heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room) |
| tertiary | third in order or rank |
