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 |
|---|---|
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| eventual | contingent |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |