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 |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| conflagration | fire |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |