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 |
|---|---|
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| imbibe | drink |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |