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 |
|---|---|
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| raspy | harsh |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |