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 |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |