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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| fabricate | invent |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |