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 |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| canny | clever |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |