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 |
|---|---|
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |