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 |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |