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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| trappings | outward signs |