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
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
feintsomething feigned
licensepermission to act
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
deferput off
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity