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 |
|---|---|
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |