GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

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

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WordMeaning
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
coquettea woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
carefreefree from care: such as
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic