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 |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| trappings | outward signs |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |