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
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
combustiblecapable of combustion
commandeerto compel to perform military service
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
punditpandit
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial