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 |
|---|---|
| nourishment | food |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |