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 |
|---|---|
| nutritious | nourishing |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| paramour | lover |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
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