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 |
|---|---|
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |