GRE Word List

HUMDRUM

monotonous

The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.

Random words

WordMeaning
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
dourstern
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships