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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |