GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| collected | gathered together |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| retiring | reserved |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |