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 |
|---|---|
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| nourish | nurture |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| brook | creek |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |