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
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|---|---|
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| reprise | a musical repetition: |
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| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |