GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| demise | death |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |