GRE Word List

QUIETUDE

a quiet state : repose

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

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WordMeaning
untenablenot able to be defended
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism