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 |
|---|---|
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |