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 |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| giddy | dizzy |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |