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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parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
dally | to act playfully |
quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
phoenix | a 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 |
misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
delirium | an acute (see acute |
miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |