GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |