GRE Word List

PLATITUDE

the quality or state of being dull or insipid

The meaning of the word platitude is the quality or state of being dull or insipid.

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WordMeaning
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
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
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
pendulouspoised without visible support