GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| overthrow | overturn |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| sentinel | sentry |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |