GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| pugilist | fighter |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |