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 |
|---|---|
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| unfrock | defrock |
| grudging | unwilling |
| circlet | a little circle |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |