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Word to meaning Meaning to word CARD 7 OF 8
Which word fits this meaning? Lacking meaningful thought, substance, or ideas.
adjective
Reveal word and examples vacuous The essay's vacuous opening offered praise without making a claim. Dictionary practice example. Another sentence was vacuous, praising the work as wonderfully wonderful without conveying a meaningful idea. From Revising for Substance . Full dictionary entry How did you do before revealing the answer?
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