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 |
|---|---|
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |