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 |
|---|---|
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| poise | balance |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| farce | stuff |