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 |
|---|---|
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| quench | put out |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| headlong | headfirst |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |