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 |
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| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
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| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
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| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |