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 |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| quarry | game |