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pablum
What does pablum mean?
pablum (noun): worthless or oversimplified ideas.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce pablum?
/ˈpæbləm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of pablum?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “pablum” mean?
worthless or oversimplified ideas
Right! That's what “pablum” means.
a state of wild activity or panic
Not quite: that's what frenzy means.
the organic phenomenon of rotting
Not quite: that's what decomposition means.
something causing misery or death
Not quite: that's what bane means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “pablum”?
pap
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ado
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hue
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woe
Not quite: woe means something else.
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