GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |