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 |
|---|---|
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| apprehend | arrest |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| inundate | overwhelm |