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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |