GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| freebooter | pirate |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |