🌊 Placid: Calm as Still Water
PLACID means: A) agitated; B) flaccid; C) calm; D) rigid. See how you did — answer inside. 👉
This week, every issue will end with a short quiz on the previous five words.
Five questions, multiple choice, answer key at the bottom. It should take you about a minute.
Doing this every day will absolutely improve retention.
📚️ Definition of Placid
Placid (adjective): peaceful, calm, or quiet: a placid lake; a placid personality.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Placid
IPA: ˈplæs.ɪd (See IPA key)
Phonetic: PLASS-id
📰 Examples of Placid
Here are some examples of the word PLACID:
Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, New York, is known for its placid waters, thanks in part to the ban on gas-powered boats.
The campsite was perfectly placid: the temperature hovered around 73°, the sun was going down behind the hills, and there was a soft breeze rustling the leaves.
It irks me when people assume I’m sad just because I have a placid temperament.
🗣️ Common Collocations of Placid
A collocation is a group of words often found together in usage, for example figment of one’s imagination, extenuating circumstances, or inclement weather.
placid waters
placid expression
placid demeanor
Quiz answer: C.
Last Five Quiz
These are the last five words we learned. One question each — answer key at the bottom of this email.
1. AESTHETIC most nearly means
(A) pragmatic
(B) artistic
(C) ethical
(D) ascetic
2. FALLIBLE most nearly means
(A) deceptive
(B) suspicious
(C) gullible
(D) imperfect
3. INELUCTABLE most nearly means
(A) immutable
(B) inevitable
(C) imminent
(D) contingent
4. INSURMOUNTABLE most nearly means
(A) tractable
(B) formidable
(C) inevitable
(D) unconquerable
5. COHERENT most nearly means
(A) disparate
(B) logical
(C) exhaustive
(D) eloquent
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Last-5 quiz answers: 1) B — aesthetic 2) D — fallible 3) B — ineluctable 4) D — insurmountable 5) B — coherent