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 |
|---|---|
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |