GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |