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
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
queasycausing nausea
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads
agendaa list or outline of things to be considered or done
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death