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 |
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blues | low spirits : melancholy |
alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
grouch | a fit of bad temper |
disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
compulsive | having power to compel |
graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |