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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |