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 |
|---|---|
| vertex | the top of the head |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| recast | to cast again |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |