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 |
|---|---|
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| shambles | a meat market |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |