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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
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| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |