GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

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

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WordMeaning
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
sequesterto set apart : segregate
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere