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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| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| hardy | bold |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
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| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
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| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |