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 |
|---|---|
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |