GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |