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 |
|---|---|
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| minuscule | very small |
| provenance | origin |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |