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
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented