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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WordMeaning
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
poisebalance
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
decreean order usually having the force of law
farcestuff