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 |
|---|---|
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| trenchant | keen |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |