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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |