GRE Word List
SERENITY
the quality or state of being serene
The meaning of the word serenity is the quality or state of being serene.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| reckon | count |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| cryptic | secret |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |