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 |
|---|---|
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| braid | to make from braids |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| beguile | hoodwink |