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
beneficentdoing or producing good
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
providencedivine guidance or care
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
festerto generate pus
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element