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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
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| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |