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 |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| cryptic | secret |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |