GRE Word List
EQUANIMITY
evenness of mind especially under stress
The meaning of the word equanimity is evenness of mind especially under stress.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |