新gre詞匯quiescent

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quiescent: 不活動的; motionless; Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
    1) at rest, latent; inactive; dormant torpid
    2) not active or activated
    Synonyms: dormant, inactive, motionless, quiet, still, latent
    Many animals are quiescent over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy.
    My mind is hardly quiescent in sleep: my dreams are busy, sometimes even panicked.
    Everyone deserves a day off and should remain quiescent on Sundays.
    The Bible says that the Lord created the Earth in six days and on the seventh He was quiescent.
    quiescence: state of rest or inactivity