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 |
|---|---|
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
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