GRE Word List

MUTED

being mute : silent

The meaning of the word muted is being mute : silent.

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equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
queruloushabitually complaining
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
motea small particle : speck
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody