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 |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| prong | fork |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |