GRE Word List
PEDESTRIAN
commonplace
The meaning of the word pedestrian is commonplace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |