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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acclaim | applaud |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sublimate | sublime |
| mortician | undertaker |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |