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 |
|---|---|
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |