GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| disconsolate | cheerless |