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 |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |