GRE Word List
COLLECTED
composed; calm; self-possessed
The meaning of the word collected is composed; calm; self-possessed.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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implicate | incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime |
hail | frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail |
compromise | adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N. |
meretricious | flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute |
airy | of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal |
temporize | gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself |
stifle | suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate |
patina | green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
insensate | without feeling; lacking sense; foolish |
bourgeois | middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions |