GRE Word List
TEDIUM
the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
The meaning of the word tedium is the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| brazen | made of brass |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |