GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
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mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |