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 |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| acclaim | applaud |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| schism | division |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |