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 |
|---|---|
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| malediction | curse |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |