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 |
|---|---|
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |