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 |
|---|---|
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |