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 |
|---|---|
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |