GRE Word List
PEDESTRIAN
commonplace
The meaning of the word pedestrian is commonplace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |