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
abbreviateto make briefer
inopportuneinconvenient
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
callousbeing hardened and thickened
effectiveproducing a decided, decisive, or desired effect