GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
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| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| deify | to make a god of |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
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| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
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