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
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
slougha place of deep mud or mire
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
homespunspun or made at home