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 |
|---|---|
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |