GRE Word List
DRUDGERY
dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
The meaning of the word drudgery is dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| quench | put out |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
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| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
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