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 |
|---|---|
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |