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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WordMeaning
nourishmentfood
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
founderone that founds or establishes
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
debutanteone making a debut (see debut