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
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
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componenta constituent part : ingredient
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
groucha fit of bad temper
botchan inflammatory sore
attentivemindful
alludeto make indirect reference