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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edicta proclamation having the force of law
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
colloquyconversation
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces