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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| stench | stink |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |