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 |
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paramour | lover |
underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
representational | one that represents: such as |
arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |