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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WordMeaning
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
dallyto act playfully
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
deliriuman acute (see acute
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease