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
muddleto make turbid or muddy
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
foregoto go before : precede
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness