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 |
|---|---|
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |