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 |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |