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
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
siftto put through a sieve
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
dyspepticindigestion
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain