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 |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |