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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| brink | edge |