GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| dilute | attenuate |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |