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 |
|---|---|
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |