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 |
|---|---|
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| untenable | not able to be defended |