GRE Word List
VACUOUS
empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
The meaning of the word vacuous is empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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acclaim | applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise |
summation | act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial) |
upshot | outcome; final result |
fallible | liable to err |
imprecation | curse; swearword |
effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
execrable | very bad; detestable |
wane | decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N. |
tedium | boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious |
stanch | stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound |