GRE Word List

APHORISM

a concise statement of a principle

The meaning of the word aphorism is a concise statement of a principle.

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polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
brazenmade of brass
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yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
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