GRE Word List
PLACID
serenely free of interruption or disturbance
The meaning of the word placid is serenely free of interruption or disturbance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |