GRE Word List
COMMONPLACE
commonly found or seen : ordinary
The meaning of the word commonplace is commonly found or seen : ordinary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |