GRE Word List

STANDSTILL

a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop

The meaning of the word standstill is a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop.

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WordMeaning
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
smotherto kill by depriving of air
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
perforateto make a hole through
charlatanquack
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source