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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dowseto plunge into water
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
palliddeficient in color : wan
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority