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 |
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| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |