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.

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WordMeaning
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
effusionan act of effusing
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
recuperateto get back : regain
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function