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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |