GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
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