GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| politic | political |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |