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 |
|---|---|
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |