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 |
|---|---|
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| condole | grieve |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |