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 |
|---|---|
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| beleaguer | besiege |