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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |