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 |
|---|---|
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| puerile | juvenile |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |