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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| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |