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 |
|---|---|
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| dull | tedious |