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 |
|---|---|
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| steep | lofty |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |