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 |
|---|---|
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |