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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pummel | pound |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |