GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| spoof | deceive |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |