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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|---|---|
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| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
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| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
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| leery | suspicious |