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 |
|---|---|
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| raiment | clothing |
| fulcrum | prop |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| politic | political |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |