GRE Word List
APHORISM
a concise statement of a principle
The meaning of the word aphorism is a concise statement of a principle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| whittle | a large knife |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| welter | writhe |
| freebooter | pirate |