GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| passe | past one's prime |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| rotunda | a round building |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |