GRE Word List
STAGNANT
not flowing in a current or stream
The meaning of the word stagnant is not flowing in a current or stream.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| dissension | disagreement |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |