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

WordMeaning
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
jesta joking or mocking remark
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
providencedivine guidance or care
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
monotonytedious sameness
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
invalidateto make invalid
osseousbony