GRE Word List
BLUNT
having an edge or point that is not sharp
The meaning of the word blunt is having an edge or point that is not sharp.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| nib | bill |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |