GRE Word List
ASININE
extremely or utterly foolish or silly
The meaning of the word asinine is extremely or utterly foolish or silly.
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| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |