GRE Word List
SERENITY
the quality or state of being serene
The meaning of the word serenity is the quality or state of being serene.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| sheer | unqualified |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |