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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WordMeaning
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic