GRE Word List
FATUOUS
complacently or inanely foolish : silly
The meaning of the word fatuous is complacently or inanely foolish : silly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
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| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
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| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
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| reprisal | a retaliatory act |