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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practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
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concordatcompact
inebriateone who is drunk
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
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feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
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