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 |
|---|---|
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| attentive | mindful |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |