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 |
|---|---|
| evenhanded | fair |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |