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 |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |