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 |
|---|---|
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |