GRE vocabulary
quietude
a state of stillness, calm, and tranquil repose
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Questions about “quietude”
Quietude (noun) means a state of stillness, calm, and tranquil repose
Here is quietude used in an example sentence: "In the early morning the garden held a deep quietude."
Common synonyms for quietude include tranquility, stillness, calm, serenity.
Antonyms of quietude include turmoil, commotion.
Quietude is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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