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 |
|---|---|
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |