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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |