GRE Word List
PHLEGMATIC
calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract
The meaning of the word phlegmatic is calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract.
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