GRE Word List
QUIETUDE
a quiet state : repose
The meaning of the word quietude is a quiet state : repose.
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|---|---|
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| edifice | building |
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| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
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| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
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