GRE Word List
VAPID
lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
The meaning of the word vapid is lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| flighty | swift |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
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