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 |
|---|---|
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |