GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| boor | peasant |
| imprecation | curse |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |