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 |
|---|---|
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| billow | wave |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| historic | historical |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |