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
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
hypochondriachypochondriacal
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
airyof or relating to air : atmospheric
supplicantone who supplicates
maledictioncurse