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.

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WordMeaning
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
paradigmexample
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs