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 |
|---|---|
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| freebooter | pirate |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |