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 |
|---|---|
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |