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 |
|---|---|
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| encumber | weigh down |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |