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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| slew | a large number |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |