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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| refrain | curb |
| spoof | deceive |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |