GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| viable | capable of living |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |