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
affectedartificial; pretended
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
kismetfate
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance