GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.

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WordMeaning
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
gradationa series forming successive stages
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall