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 |
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| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |