GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |