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 |
|---|---|
| wry | twist |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |