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.

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WordMeaning
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
founderone that founds or establishes
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition