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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|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| 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 |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |