GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

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

Random words

WordMeaning
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
expiateto make amends for
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
fiascoa complete failure
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building