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 |
|---|---|
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |