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 |
|---|---|
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| dour | stern |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| braid | to make from braids |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |