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 |
|---|---|
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |