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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droopto hang or incline downward
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wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
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entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance