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 |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| effete | no longer fertile |