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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| Word | Meaning |
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| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| rarefied | being less dense |