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 |
|---|---|
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |