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 |
|---|---|
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| demerit | offense |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| lugubrious | mournful |