GRE Word List
STAID
serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony
The meaning of the word staid is serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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primary | first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first |
insuperable | insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
descry | catch sight of (something distant) |
consanguinity | kinship; relationship by birth |
gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
penumbra | partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow |
perpetrate | commit an offense; do (something wrong) |
tranquillity | calmness; peace |
idyll | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |