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
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites