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 |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| contrive | devise |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |