GRE Word List

SEDENTARY

not migratory : settled

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

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WordMeaning
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
collectedgathered together
cavalcadea procession (see procession
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
retiringreserved
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance