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 |
|---|---|
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |