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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |