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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| abnegation | denial |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |