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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| blackball | to vote against |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |