GRE Word List
SEDENTARY
not migratory : settled
The meaning of the word sedentary is not migratory : settled.
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catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
replicate | duplicate |
refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |