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 |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |