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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opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
sapthe fluid part of a plant
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments