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 |
|---|---|
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| sentinel | sentry |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |