GRE Word List

HUMDRUM

monotonous

The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.

Random words

WordMeaning
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
raptlifted up and carried away