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 |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| lampoon | satire |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |