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 |
|---|---|
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| encumber | weigh down |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| betray | to lead astray |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |