GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |