GRE Word List
VAPID
lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture
The meaning of the word vapid is lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture.
Random words
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chagrin | annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride) |
corpuscle | red or white cell in the blood |
precedent | preceding (in time, rank, etc.) |
absolute | complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism |
sprightly | lively |
flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
defer | give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous |
frail | weak; N. frailty |
abject | (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology |
profane | violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things |