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
bacchanalorgy
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
aperturean opening or open space : hole
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
immaculatespotlessly clean
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot