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 |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |