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 |
|---|---|
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| trappings | outward signs |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |