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 |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |