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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| demure | reserved |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |