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 |
|---|---|
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| malediction | curse |