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 |
|---|---|
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| veracious | truthful |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |