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 |
|---|---|
| blackball | to vote against |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |