GRE Word List

SEDENTARY

not migratory : settled

The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.

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WordMeaning
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
depictto represent by or as if by a picture