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 |
|---|---|
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |