GRE Word List
DULL
tedious
The meaning of the word dull is tedious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| aptitude | inclination |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| retaliate | to return like for like |