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
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
estimablecapable of being estimated
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
untenablenot able to be defended
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances