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 |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |