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 |
|---|---|
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |