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
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
mutedbeing mute : silent
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off