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 |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |