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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| upright | perpendicular |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| maroon | a dark red |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |