GRE Word List
IDIOM
an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
The meaning of the word idiom is an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| enhance | heighten |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| juncture | a point of time |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |