GRE Word List
INERT
lacking the power to move
The meaning of the word inert is lacking the power to move.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
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| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |