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
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
promptto move to action : incite
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
ployescapade
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules