GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| strew | to spread by scattering |