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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|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
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| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
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| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
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| gusty | the sensation of taste |
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