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 |
|---|---|
| descry | to catch sight of |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |