GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |