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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| shove | to push along |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |