GRE Word List

PROVERB

a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage

The meaning of the word proverb is a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage.

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WordMeaning
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
delusivelikely to delude
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
puerilejuvenile
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
commandeerto compel to perform military service
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
sojourna temporary stay