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 |
|---|---|
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| quisling | traitor |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| foppish | foolish |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |