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 |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| pundit | pandit |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |