GRE Word List
HUMDRUM
dull; monotonous
The meaning of the word humdrum is dull; monotonous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credential | evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court. |
| misdemeanor | minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing |
| trunk | main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
| clandestine | secret |
| nauseate | cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea |
| brood | sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time |
| snicker | half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V. |
| cleft | N: split |
| reverie | daydream; abstracted musing |
| embryonic | undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development |
