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 |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| predilection | an established preference for something |