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 |
|---|---|
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| clown | farmer |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |