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
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
equipoisea state of equilibrium
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
gambita chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
carriondead and putrefying flesh
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur