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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| demise | death |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |