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 |
|---|---|
| quorum | a select group |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| dint | force |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| indite | make up |