GRE Word List
INANE
silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity
The meaning of the word inane is silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial |
| incubate | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
| ulterior | intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive |
| erudite | (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition |
| bereaved | deprived of (someone beloved through death) |
| contentious | quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments |
| torpor | lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating |
| gloss | brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
| laceration | torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound |
| infinitesimal | very small |
