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 |
|---|---|
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| satiate | filled to satiety |