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 |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |