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 |
|---|---|
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |