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 |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| hardy | bold |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |