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 |
|---|---|
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |