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
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration