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 |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |