GRE Word List
PEDESTRIAN
commonplace
The meaning of the word pedestrian is commonplace.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| juncture | a point of time |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |