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 |
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wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
homespun | spun or made at home |