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 |
|---|---|
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| dissension | disagreement |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |