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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WordMeaning
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
aspirantone who aspires
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
viablecapable of living
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as