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
cessiona yielding to another : concession
facsimilean exact copy
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
negateto deny the existence or truth of
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid