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 |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |