GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

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

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WordMeaning
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
porouspossessing or full of pores
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity