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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stinkto emit a strong offensive odor
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
implicationsomething implied: such as
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder