GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| dowse | to plunge into water |