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 |
|---|---|
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |