GRE Word List
PLACID
peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake
The meaning of the word placid is peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flick | light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch |
| mosaic | picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ. |
| dispirited | lacking in spirit |
| distill | refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew |
| feasible | practical; able to be carried out; practicable |
| inimical | (of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy |
| hap | chance; luck |
| corporeal | bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| clemency | disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement |
