GRE Word List
TRANQUILLITY
the quality or state of being tranquil
The meaning of the word tranquillity is the quality or state of being tranquil.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |