GRE Word List

BLAND

smooth and soothing in manner or quality

The meaning of the word bland is smooth and soothing in manner or quality.

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WordMeaning
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group