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 |
|---|---|
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| regime | regimen |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| imprecation | curse |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |