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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WordMeaning
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
donto put on (an article of clothing)
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
abnegationdenial
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing