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 |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a 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 |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |