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 |
|---|---|
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |