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 |
|---|---|
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| query | question |