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 |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| auroral | dawn |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |