GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| boor | peasant |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |