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 |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| gnarl | snarl |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |