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
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
urchinhedgehog
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
aperturean opening or open space : hole
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
durationcontinuance in time
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
defalcatededuct