GRE Word List
MONOTONY
tedious sameness
The meaning of the word monotony is tedious sameness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| hap | happening |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| blackball | to vote against |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |