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 |
|---|---|
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |