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 |
|---|---|
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| welter | writhe |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| throes | pang |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |