GRE Word List
ASININE
extremely or utterly foolish or silly
The meaning of the word asinine is extremely or utterly foolish or silly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| grotto | cave |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |