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 |
|---|---|
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |