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 |
|---|---|
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
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| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
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| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |