GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
extol | to praise highly : glorify |
decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
marrow | bone marrow |
indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |