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 |
|---|---|
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| enduring | lasting |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |