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
wrytwist
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
syllogisma 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")
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander