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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solventable to pay all legal debts
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ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
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tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
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vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
resurrectto raise from the dead
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory