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 |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| dire | exciting horror |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |