GRE Word List
FATUOUS
complacently or inanely foolish : silly
The meaning of the word fatuous is complacently or inanely foolish : silly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| trance | stupor |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |