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 |
|---|---|
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| oligarchy | government by the few |