GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| sophist | philosopher |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| nourishment | food |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |