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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WordMeaning
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
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promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
componenta constituent part : ingredient
retortto pay or hurl back : return
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
maledictioncurse
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism