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 |
|---|---|
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |