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
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
potentateruler
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
smotherto kill by depriving of air
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
dulcetsweet to the taste
dowseto plunge into water