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 |
|---|---|
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| overthrow | overturn |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |