GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |