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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |