[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid :The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.Synonyms: quiescent Antonyms: active , awake", "in a state of rest or inactivity; inoperative; in abeyance:The project is dormant for the time being.Synonyms: quiescent", "Biology.in a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation of growth, either as a reaction to adverse conditions or as part of an organism's normal annual rhythm.", "Pathology.(of a disease) in an inactive phase but not cured; no longer exhibiting symptoms but perhaps only temporarily. Compare latent ( def 2 ) latent ( def 2 ).", "undisclosed; unasserted:dormant musical talent.Synonyms: latent", "Geology.(of a volcano) not having erupted within the last 10,000 years, but having the probability of erupting again. Compare active ( def 10 ) active ( def 10 ), extinct ( def 5 ) extinct ( def 5 ).", "Botany.temporarily inactive:dormant buds; dormant seeds.", "(of a pesticide) applied to a plant during a period of dormancy :a dormant spray.", "Heraldry.(of an animal) represented as lying with its head on its forepaws, as if asleep."]}]