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 |
|---|---|
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |