GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |