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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WordMeaning
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
recountto relate in detail : narrate
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity