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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
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| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |