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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| unsavory | insipid |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| gnarl | snarl |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |