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 |
|---|---|
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |