GRE Word List
STATIC
exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
The meaning of the word static is exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |