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
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
inopportuneinconvenient
suppliantsupplicant
swillwash
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays