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 |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| lode | waterway |