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 |
|---|---|
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| historic | historical |
| acetic | vinegary |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |