GRE Word List
SEDATE
keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
The meaning of the word sedate is keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
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| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
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| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| brink | edge |
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| spruce | to make spruce |
| compelling | that compels: such as |