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 |
|---|---|
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| verge | brink |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |