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 |
|---|---|
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| grudging | unwilling |
| leave-taking | departure |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |