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 |
|---|---|
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| circlet | a little circle |
| gnarl | snarl |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |