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 |
|---|---|
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |