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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WordMeaning
aperturean opening or open space : hole
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
sentinelsentry
galea strong current of air:
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly