Inert – Motionless; Nonreactive; Sluggish or Unmotivated

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Inert in Latin means having no skill => useless & ineffective . It is based on Latin Ars meaning Art or Skill.

Pronounced as In + Urt (from Curt) {Listen to it here}

Situational Uses:

• Argon is an inert gas and hence incandescent bulbs are filled with it to avoid any reactions with the filament at high temperatures.
• The book was so inert and soporific that I could imagine the author writing it half-asleep.

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