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 |
|---|---|
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |