GRE Word List
QUIESCENT
marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
The meaning of the word quiescent is marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |