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 |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| polity | political organization |
| connivance | the act of conniving |