GRE Word List
STAID
serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony
The meaning of the word staid is serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primary | first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first |
| insuperable | insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
| descry | catch sight of (something distant) |
| consanguinity | kinship; relationship by birth |
| gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
| penumbra | partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow |
| perpetrate | commit an offense; do (something wrong) |
| tranquillity | calmness; peace |
| idyll | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
| accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
