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 |
|---|---|
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| enduring | lasting |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |