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
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo