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

WordMeaning
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
gnarlsnarl
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal