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

WordMeaning
hauntto visit often : frequent
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
searbeing dried and withered
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper