GRE Word List

INERT

lacking the power to move

The meaning of the word inert is lacking the power to move.

Random words

WordMeaning
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
inebriateone who is drunk
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
fallibleliable to be erroneous