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 |
|---|---|
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |