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 |
|---|---|
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |