GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

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

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WordMeaning
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
douseto plunge into water
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline