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 |
|---|---|
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| foppish | foolish |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| lunar | crescent |
| concentric | having a common center |