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
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy