GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.

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caldrona large kettle or boiler
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
charydiscreetly cautious: such as