GRE Word List
STANDSTILL
condition of no movement or activity; stop
The meaning of the word standstill is condition of no movement or activity; stop.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| august | impressive; majestic |
| tractable | docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
| premonitory | serving to warn |
| oracular | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |
| bauble | trinket; cheap jewel; trifle |
| indecision | irresolution; inability to make up one's mind |
| synthesis | combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize |
| unassuaged | unsatisfied; not soothed |
| visceral | felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate |
| outfit | clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit |
