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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WordMeaning
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
notcha V-shaped indentation
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome