GRE Word List
PLACID
serenely free of interruption or disturbance
The meaning of the word placid is serenely free of interruption or disturbance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| zealot | a zealous person |