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 |
|---|---|
| submerge | to put under water |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |