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

WordMeaning
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
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self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
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pungentsharply painful
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
applicationan act of applying:
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic