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 |
|---|---|
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| finery | ornament |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |