GRE Word List

PLACID

serenely free of interruption or disturbance

The meaning of the word placid is serenely free of interruption or disturbance.

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WordMeaning
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
braidto make from braids
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
communetalk over
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident