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 |
|---|---|
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |