GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

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

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WordMeaning
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
grillto broil on a grill
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
compulsivehaving power to compel
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
carefreefree from care: such as
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied