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 |
|---|---|
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |