litany

nounCommon GRE wordMore L words

a long, tedious recital or repetitive series of complaints

In a sentence

Litany in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing litany in a sentence.

He greeted every visit with the same litany of grievances about his neighbors and the weather.

Synonyms

recitationcataloglistenumeration

Antonyms

Keep going

liable to change frequently and unpredictably; emotionally unstable

extremely complicated and full of confusing twists and turns

tearful or given to weeping; mournful

lacking enthusiasm, effort, or determination; carelessly lazy

lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; not impressive

using very few words; terse to the point of seeming blunt

one who falls behind or lags noticeably slower than others

to criticize or scold harshly

Common questions

Litany (noun) means a long, tedious recital or repetitive series of complaints

Here is litany used in an example sentence: "He greeted every visit with the same litany of grievances about his neighbors and the weather."

Common synonyms for litany include recitation, catalog, list, enumeration.

Antonyms of litany include summary, abstract.

Litany is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.