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 |
|---|---|
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| vendetta | blood feud |