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 |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| schism | division |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |