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 |
|---|---|
| warranted | sanction |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| sophist | philosopher |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |