GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
tranquillity; calmness
The meaning of the word quietude is tranquillity; calmness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pert | (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat |
| variegated | (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored |
| daub | smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint |
| monograph | scholarly article |
| abash | embarrass |
| herbivorous | grain-eating; CF. herbivore |
| phalanx | formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense) |
| retrograde | go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ. |
| bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
| sententious | pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic |
