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 |
|---|---|
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |