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.

Random words

WordMeaning
succorrelief
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
sanguinarybloodthirsty
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
supersedeto cause to be set aside
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly