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serene
calm, peaceful, and untroubled
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Questions about “serene”
Serene (adjective) means calm, peaceful, and untroubled
Here is serene used in an example sentence: "A serene lake stretched out beyond the cabin."
Common synonyms for serene include tranquil, placid, composed.
Antonyms of serene include agitated, turbulent.
Serene is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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