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 |
|---|---|
| hazard | a source of danger |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| progeny | descendants |
| fell | skin |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |