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 |
|---|---|
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |