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 |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| condign | deserved |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| environ | encircle |