Monotony GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /məˈnɒt.ən.i/ (noun) Definition unvarying condition which causes boredom and tedium, drone, tediously the same, dullness, humdrum, tediousness, flatness, monotonousness, repetitiousness, lack of variety, uneventfulness, monotone, wearisomeness Example There are things we can do to break out of the cycle of monotony. Much of what happens to us and how we react…
Insipid GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/ (adj) Definition lacking flavor, taste, interest or energy, vapid, dull, stale, tasteless, bland, flavorless, colorless, banal, tame, uneventful, unappetizing, boring, lifeless, uninteresting, characterless, unimaginative, unexciting Example Still, as journalists, we should hold ourselves to higher standards and fight the urge to uncritically let our own boredom infect our writing. In…
Soporific GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌsɒp.ərˈɪf.ɪk/ (adj) causing sleep or lethargy, making you feel sleepy, sedative, sleep-inducing, hypnotic, tranquilizing, calming, calmative, slumberous, opiate, somnolent, narcotic – tedious, boring, uneventful I went to watch Man of Steel (2013) by myself. I thought some of the visuals were pretty nice in the beginning. But I fell asleep towards…
Uneventful 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /ˌʌn.ɪˈvent.fəl/ (adj) boring and uninteresting, lackluster, tedious, monotonous, unexciting, ordinary, humdrum, everyday, dull, predictable, mundane I was 1 day away from Nha Trang so I set off just before lunch and with another uneventful day on the Vietnamese highway under my belt, I cycled through a far bigger…
Ennui 1100 Words You Need Week 42 Day 2 Ennui 1100 Words You Need Week 42 Day 2 /ˌɒnˈwiː/ (noun) a feeling of boredom and apathy from lack of interest, mental tiredness, stupor, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, tedium, enervation, languor, weariness, melancholy, depression, dissatisfaction My Winter Ennui You know that whole S.A.D. thing, that Seasonal Affect…
Pall 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 1 Pall 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 1 /pɔːl/ US /pɑːl/ (noun & verb) to become less interesting, appealing or enjoyable, lose its attraction, fade, wither, go sour, a piece of fabric used to cover the coffin at a funeral, coffin, coffin covering, cloak or…
Vapid 1100 Words You Need Week 40 Day 3 Vapid 1100 Words You Need Week 40 Day 3 /ˈvæp.ɪd/ (adj) lacking imagination or intelligence, stupid, unchallenging, uninspiring, unstimulating, colorless, uninteresting, uneventful, boring, dull, flat, tedious, unexciting, unimaginative, lifeless, trite, lacking favor or taste, tasteless, insipid, tame, favorless, bland The results are bleak. In the American…
Banal 1100 Words You Need Banal 1100 Words You Need Week 29 Day 3 with authentic materials, synonyms, antonyms and flashcards for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS /bəˈnɑːl/ (adj) boring and uneventful, tiring, ordinary, customary, mundane, dull and unoriginal, commonsense, platitudinous, prosaic, predictable, trivial, Clichéd, stereotypical With the advent of the gramophone, the radio and now…
Pedestrian Pedestrian (adj & noun) /pəˈdes.tri.ən/ noun: someone traveling or walking on foot esp in cities where there are cars, walker, rambler, on foot The pedestrian wearing headphones was hit on the crosswalk by a careless driver. adj: too ordinary and dull, not interesting or exciting, prosaic, humdrum, unimaginative I fell asleep in the middle…