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 |
|---|---|
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| dull | tedious |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |