GRE Word List

SEDENTARY

not migratory : settled

The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.

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glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
brochurepamphlet
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary