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 |
|---|---|
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |