GRE Word List
DRUDGE
to do hard, menial, or monotonous work
The meaning of the word drudge is to do hard, menial, or monotonous work.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |