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 |
|---|---|
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |