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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WordMeaning
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
indefatigableincapable of being fatigued : untiring
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
cloistera monastic establishment
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate