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 |
|---|---|
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |