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
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
guilelessinnocent
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
misogamya hatred of marriage
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down