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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| dominate | rule |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
