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 |
|---|---|
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
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| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| conflagration | fire |