GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |