GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |