GRE Word List
ADAGE
a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
The meaning of the word adage is a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gnome | maxim |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |