GRE Word List
COMMONPLACE
commonly found or seen : ordinary
The meaning of the word commonplace is commonly found or seen : ordinary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |