GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| gnome | maxim |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |