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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WordMeaning
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
servileof or befitting a menial position
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
grudgingunwilling
leave-takingdeparture
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness