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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| cipher | zero |