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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| writ | something written : writing |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |