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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fermentto undergo fermentation
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
progenydescendants
boona timely benefit : blessing
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed