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 |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |