GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| application | an act of applying: |