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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| lunar | crescent |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |