GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |