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 |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| paramour | lover |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |