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 |
|---|---|
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| dominate | rule |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |