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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WordMeaning
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
implodeto burst inward
ramificationbranch
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
collateto compare critically
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group