GRE Word List
DULL
tedious
The meaning of the word dull is tedious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |