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 |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |