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 |
|---|---|
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |