GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| recast | to cast again |