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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| congenial | pleasant |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| tatter | to make ragged |