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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| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |