GRE Word List
MONOTONY
tedious sameness
The meaning of the word monotony is tedious sameness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hurl | rush |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |