GRE Word List
MEDIOCRE
ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad
The meaning of the word mediocre is ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretend | feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense |
| concordat | formal agreement |
| entree | entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle |
| meteoric | like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor |
| jurisdiction | right and power to apply the law; authority |
| delete | erase; strike out |
| prefigure | be a sign of; foreshadow |
| gust | strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
