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 |
|---|---|
| pummel | pound |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| conspire | plot |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |