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 |
|---|---|
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| aptitude | inclination |