GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.

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WordMeaning
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
mendicantbeggar
aperturean opening or open space : hole
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native