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 |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| exegesis | exposition |