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 |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| concatenate | linked together |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |