GRE Word List

INANE

lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly

The meaning of the word inane is lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly.

Random words

WordMeaning
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
soarto fly aloft or about
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue