GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |