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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| defalcate | deduct |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |