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 |
|---|---|
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| acclaim | applaud |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |