GRE Word List

PEDESTRIAN

commonplace

The meaning of the word pedestrian is commonplace.

Random words

WordMeaning
expiateto make amends for
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
pungentsharply painful
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
pendantsomething suspended: such as
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge