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 |
|---|---|
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| sentinel | sentry |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |