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 |
|---|---|
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| forte | one's strong point |
| slake | subside |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |