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 |
|---|---|
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| forlorn | bereft |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| dally | to act playfully |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |