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 |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
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| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| compulsory | mandatory |