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.

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WordMeaning
gnomemaxim
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
husbanda male partner in a marriage
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius