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 |
|---|---|
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| braid | to make from braids |
| dilute | attenuate |