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 |
|---|---|
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
