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 |
|---|---|
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |