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
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mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
lithe | easily bent or flexed |