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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WordMeaning
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
unearthlynot earthly: such as
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
doggedmarked by stubborn determination