GRE Word List

DISQUIETUDE

anxiety

The meaning of the word disquietude is anxiety.

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WordMeaning
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
parochialof or relating to a church parish
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
edicta proclamation having the force of law
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
reverberatereflect
prosodythe study of versification