GRE Word List
MUNDANE
of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
The meaning of the word mundane is of, relating to, or characteristic of the world.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
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| provision | the act or process of providing |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |