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 |
|---|---|
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |