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 |
|---|---|
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| cryptic | secret |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |