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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |