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 |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| perdition | eternal damnation |