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
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
vergebrink
peccadilloa slight offense
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
rightfuljust
planeairplane
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional