GRE Word List
PEDESTRIAN
commonplace
The meaning of the word pedestrian is commonplace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| ramification | branch |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |