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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blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
affirmation | the act of affirming |
galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |