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 |
|---|---|
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| dingy | dirty |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |