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
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
outragean act of violence or brutality
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
recessthe action of receding : recession
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
solicitto make petition to : entreat
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning