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 |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| hallowed | holy |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| collate | to compare critically |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |