GRE Word List
STAID
marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
The meaning of the word staid is marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |