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 |
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| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |