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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |