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 |
|---|---|
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| farce | stuff |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |