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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| schism | division |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |