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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WordMeaning
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
neophytea new convert : proselyte
wiltloose freshness; droop
diversediffering from one another : unlike
beguilehoodwink
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
chasethe hunting of wild animals