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 |
|---|---|
| wont | accustomed |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |