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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WordMeaning
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
disconcertto throw into confusion
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
compellingthat compels: such as
apostateone who commits apostasy
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke