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
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
enraptureto fill with delight
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subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
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kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
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ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete