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 |
|---|---|
| fester | to generate pus |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| endorse | to write on the back of |