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 |
|---|---|
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| nourishment | food |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |