GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

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

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WordMeaning
vitalof the utmost importance
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
effusionan act of effusing
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset