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 |
|---|---|
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |