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 |
|---|---|
| license | permission to act |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |