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 |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |