GRE Word List
STOLID
dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected
The meaning of the word stolid is dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lassitude | languor; weariness; listlessness |
| rapt | engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener |
| thermal | pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| sherbet | flavored dessert ice |
| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| quizzical | curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance |
| diurnal | daily; occurring during the daytime |
| atheistic | denying the existence of God; N. atheism |
| sonic | of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic, supersonic |
