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
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espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
imbibe | drink |
aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |