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 |
|---|---|
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |