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 |
|---|---|
| fauna | animal life |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |