GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| billowing | wave |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |