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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| victuals | food usable by people |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |