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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| purported | reputed |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |