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 |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |