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 |
|---|---|
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| steep | lofty |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| tome | book |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |