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 |
|---|---|
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |