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 |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharply painful |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
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| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| dart | a light spear |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
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