GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
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reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |