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 |
|---|---|
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| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
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| appease | pacify |
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