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 |
|---|---|
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
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| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
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