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
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
reparteea quick and witty reply
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
plumagethe feathers of a bird
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
wagto be in motion : stir
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere