GRE Word List

INANE

lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly

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

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WordMeaning
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
defalcatededuct
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent