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 |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |