GRE Word List
QUOTIDIAN
occurring every day
The meaning of the word quotidian is occurring every day.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| pundit | pandit |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |