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 |
|---|---|
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |