GRE Word List
PLEBEIAN
common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician
The meaning of the word plebeian is common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lithe | flexible; supple; CF. limber |
| propriety | fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary |
| replete | fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors |
| assay | analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) |
| fruitful | producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance |
| clout | great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist |
| predicament | difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma |
| infiltrate | pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator |
| sedentary | requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population |
| abstract | theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
