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

WordMeaning
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
indicativeserving to indicate
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
litheeasily bent or flexed
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
haggardnot tamed