GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| mendicant | beggar |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |