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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| 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 |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |