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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peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
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