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 |
|---|---|
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| niggle | trifle |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |