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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
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