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 |
|---|---|
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| stilted | pompous |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| veracious | truthful |